Inventory Software for Asset Management and License Tracking.

WMImonitor
provides
IT Asset tracking and Inventory control for life cycle Configuration Management.

Unlike many IT
asset management tools,
WMImonitor is not expensive and is simple to install and use. The software will audit any PC and
Servers running Microsoft Operating systems. It collects the
detailed information on all IT hardware and
software components required for effective IT Service Management and
inventory control.

Studies indicate that you can save up to 26% of your Total Cost Ownership (TCO)
when you use an asset management tool. Asset management systems can however add
to the support cost if they are complex or difficult to administer and use.

WMImonitor Overview

It is easy to install, utilises any version of
Microsoft SQL Server databases including the free SQL Express. It is accessible from a web browser and is fully
scalable to cater for even the largest network.

The WMImonitor client agent does the PC auditing and is designed to use minimal PC resource and limited
bandwidth consumption when the client machine sends data to the SQL server. to
do this efficiently it
utilises the Windows Management Instrumentation * and makes
TCP/IP network connections to the central database.

Client agent may be distributed or run from a login script or as a scheduled
task and service for those servers that rarely get visited.

Keeping track of the software used in an organisation is becoming increasingly
difficult with users able to freely download from the Internet. Managing
software licences and maintaining legal compliance of software usage is the
responsibility of the IT Manager and requires a trusted tool that can monitor
and report on installed software. Follow this link to review how WMImonitor can
assist with Software Tracking.

As the product name suggests, the WMImonitor agent heavily utilises the Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) which is the Microsoft implementation of Web-Based
Enterprise Management (WBEM). This is an industry initiative to develop a
standard technology for accessing management information in an enterprise
environment. WMI uses the Common Information Model (CIM) industry standard to
represent systems, applications, networks, devices, and other managed
components. CIM is developed and maintained by the Distributed Management Task
Force. The integration and use of WMI ensures fast and efficient, non intrusive
data collection techniques that do not burden local or network resources.

Shared Open Source code allows viewing and modification of web pages
used in the application subject to the End User License agreement
(EULA). Source code is only made available to license customers
after purchase. It is not free software and does not transfer rights
of ownership. This provides peace of mind that changes in
requirements can be met over time and removes the need to hold ESCRO
agreements for software security.

Standish Group found that open source has resulted in savings of about $60 billion per
year to consumers.

Integration with Help Desk Software

WMImonitor may
be installed as a stand-alone application or fully integrated with
sitehelpdesk.com help desk applications; sitehelpdesk-IT or sitewebdesk.
The integration to leading help desk software solutions combines the
configuration management databases (CMDB) of audit and non audited items
seamlessly. Providing total access to all IT asset information from
within a call ticket and allows real time updating of complimentary
information such as location, value, maintenance and warranty, Disaster
Recovery schedules etc.

When implemented in conjunction with sitehelpdesk-IT, this application provides
a formidable tool for total control of the IT environment. Follow this link to
review
sitehelpdesk-IT Service Desk inventory tracking
and IT asset management capabilities.

For IT Service organisations and professionals, WMImonitor can be combined with
sitewebdesk
on-line CRM software to monitor all your customer's IT assets and can
even audit their PC’s and Servers across the Internet.